KSPI Asks Government To Evaluate And Revise PP Tapera

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JAKARTA - President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) Said Iqbal proposed to the government the Tapera program to revise the Law on Tapera and other Government Regulations (PP).

In addition, Said Iqbal conveyed that government regulations must be revised and ensure that housing rights are the rights of the people at low and affordable prices, a comfortable form / proper, and a healthy environment. As well as the government is obliged to provide APBN funds to realize an affordable Tapera by the people.

In addition, Said Iqbal conveyed that Tapera contributions are social savings, not commercial savings. This means that employers are required to make an 8 percent contribution, the government provides a reasonable and sufficient APBN fund for homeownership, and workers make a 0.5 percent contribution, where the total accumulation of social savings funds can be ascertained once workers, civil servants, the TNI/Polri and pension Tapera participants automatically have a decent home without having to add any costs.

"For participants who already have a house, cash can be taken from the social savings at the end of retirement to repair or enlarge the house they already have," he explained in his statement, Wednesday, May 29.

Said Iqbal said the Tapera program should not be run now, but it is necessary to review and supervise the avoidance of corruption so that this program is ready to be carried out by not burdening workers, civil servants, the TNI, Polri and Tapera participants.

According to Said Iqbal, raising the decent wages of workers so that the Tapera contributions do not burden the workers. In order for wages to be feasible, what the government must do is revoke the omnibus law of the Job Creation Law, which has been the culprit for low wages in Indonesia.

Said Iqbal said that he refused to run the Tapera program at this time because it would be increasingly burdensome for the economic condition of workers, civil servants, military, police and Tapera participants.

"KSPI is preparing a massive action to reject Tapera, the Omnibus Law on the Job Creation Law, and the KRIS program in health insurance, all of which burden the people," he explained.

For information, the policy is contained in Government Regulation (PP) Number 21 of 2024 concerning amendments to Government Regulation Number 25 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Public Housing Savings signed by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

This provision requires workers to pay people's housing contributions of 2.5 percent of wages and 0.5 percent of being paid by employers. The Tapera contribution is effective no later than seven years after its determination or in 2027.